The
blockbuster sales figures for the new generation of
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants
(SSRI's), which have resulted from their promotion for so
many unapproved uses, represents the most profitable
off-label marketing coup ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00197.htm

Sydney – Jan. 22nd , 2008– Fortinet®
- a pioneer and leading provider of unified threat
management (UTM) solutions - today announced that the
FortiGuardGlobal Security Research Team discovered a new
SymbianOS Worm actively spreading on various mobile
...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0801/S00040.htm

‘Sustainability’ is
viewed by the Beehive as the key to a 4th term in
government. The Prime Minister used the phrase ad nauseum
– 42 times in her annual speech to Parliament last year.
In this speech I wish to put under the microscope the
sustainability ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00164.htm

The Green
party is calling on the Government to help the Reserve Bank
reduce inflationary pressures in the New Zealand economy by
rapidly implementing measures to deal with one of the key
drivers of inflation – rising oil prices.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00165.htm

The
news on the global economy at the start of 2008 is cloudy at
best. The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States and
the subsequent credit crunch have made the possibility of an
American recession very real. Global share markets have
taken a ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00163.htm

I’m obliged to the media for its coverage of
the complexities of how we discuss New Zealand’s
constitutional arrangements. Unfortunately, some in the
media have wrongly reported this is an attempt to impose a
republic on NZ. I will try to answer ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00182.htm

The new Code
of Practice for processing of poultry, while a small step in
the right direction, fails to include some very simple
measures to stem the tide of campylobacter contamination of
chicken meat being sold to New Zealanders, Safe Food
Spokesperson ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00154.htm

The
ongoing and deepening global financial crisis, nominally
triggered in July 2007 by an event involving a small German
bank holding securitized assets backed by USA sub-prime real
estate mortgages, can best be understood as an essential
part of an ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00199.htm

The Asian Human Rights Commission
strongly supports the call for a human rights monitoring
mission by the United Nations as a measure to resuscitate
the severely damaged criminal investigation capacity of the
Sri Lankan policing system.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00234.htm

In regards to our 'global economy', one is
better off reading Dostoevsky's The Gambler and saying to
himself, "at the present moment I must repair to the
roulette-table," than listening to George Bush deluding
himself about the fact that "while there is ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00198.htm

A free bus will be operating on Pt
Chevalier Rd to ferry passengers to and from the Eighth
Annual Big Gay Out fair day at Coyle Park on Sunday February
10. Organiser Jonathan Smith says the bus, sponsored by
Cahill Real Estate and Gay Ski Week, will ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0801/S00198.htm

National Party Deputy Leader
Bill English says Labour must still reveal the full extent
of its relationship with an ‘independent’ anti-National
web-site, which has been busted using an internet protocol
address owned by the Labour Party.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00170.htm

Seven
years of Volcker monetary “shock therapy” had ignited a
payments crisis across the Third World. Billions of dollars
in recycled petrodollar debts loaned by major New York and
London banks to finance oil imports after the oil price
rises ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00200.htm

LG
Electronics, a pioneer in home appliance technology, has
unveiled its latest invention. The Combined Steam Washer and
Dryer from LG is set to revolutionise the laundry process,
offering the latest advancement in eco-friendly steam
technology.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00215.htm

Te Papa celebrates the Chinese New Year 2008
– Year of the Rat - with a panel discussion, Creative Cool
Chinese, featuring three young inspirational New Zealand
artists on Saturday 9 February, 1-2pm, in Te Papa’s
Soundings Theatre on Level 2. Entry is ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0801/S00165.htm

Rural confidence
has declined for the first time in the past five surveys. -
However confidence remains significantly higher than a year
ago. - Biggest falls among sheep and beef farmers. - Dairy
farmer confidence also moderating. - Farm income
expectations ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00208.htm

Air New Zealand said today that it will
suspend flights between Nadi and Los Angeles operated by the
airline three times per week, effective 26 April 2008.
Instead, Air New Zealand will expand its code-share
agreement with Air Pacific from four services ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00204.htm

RM Auctions and Ferrari
will be holding the ultimate supercar sale in 2008 when an
extraordinary collection of cars and memorabilia come under
the hammer on 18 May 2008 at Maranello, the home of Ferrari,
in the second annual "Ferrari Leggenda e ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00199.htm

New Zealanders are again confronted with the
outrageous situation of the Reserve Bank Governor keeping
New Zealand’s interest rate at the highest in the
developed world, while others have responded more
appropriately, says New Zealand First Leader ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00175.htm

As we all know, Nancy Pelosi's
"Capitulation Congress" will do absolutely everything it can
to avoid a battle with Bush over his utter contempt for the
Constitution, the Rule of Law, and even Congress
itself.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00203.htm

"Labour's review of digital
broadcasting regulation sounds more like a plea for ideas
than an agenda to manage the changes and growth in an
increasingly important medium," says National Party
Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00173.htm

National's Local Government
spokesman, John Carter, is congratulating two Northland
mayors for publicly slamming Labour's crippling compliance
costs which are making home-ownership a pipe dream for
ordinary Kiwis.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00174.htm

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